About Dhaniara Village

Dhaniara is a mid sized village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 229 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,319 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaniara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Thural
Pincode	176107
Area (hectares)	184.67 hectares
Population	531
Male Population	229
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,319
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniara compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 184.67 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Dhaniara

Dhaniara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhaniara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaniara from other places

Dhaniara lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhaniara
Tehsil headquarters	Thural	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	40 km

Villages closest to Dhaniara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thural tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhaniara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniara village had a population of 531. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Dhaniara village has 229 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniara has about 1319 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Dhaniara is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaniara covers 184.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaniara falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaniara is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaniara.

Dhaniara is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaniara is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 5.1 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.